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  2. Adding laughter to your life can boost health and healing ...

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    The body is receptive to laughter — here’s how it works. There are two parts of the nervous system — the sympathetic and the parasympathetic, said Beth Oller, M.D., a family physician with ...

  3. Laughter - Wikipedia

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    Laughter has various proven beneficial biochemical effects. It has been shown to lead to reductions in stress hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine. When laughing, the brain releases endorphins that can relieve some physical pain. [20]

  4. Endorphins - Wikipedia

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    Endorphins play a major role in the body's inhibitory response to pain. Research has demonstrated that meditation by trained individuals can be used to trigger endorphin release. [39] [failed verification] Laughter may also stimulate endorphin production and elevate one's pain threshold. [40]

  5. 4 signs you're in a 'functional freeze' and how to get out of ...

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    Believe it or not, laughter really can be the best medicine. It releases endorphins, counteracting the stress hormones found in the body during a functional freeze.

  6. The remarkable health benefits of laughing on National Tell-A ...

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  7. Gelotology - Wikipedia

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    Two girls laughing. Gelotology (from the Greek γέλως gelos "laughter") [1] is the study of laughter and its effects on the body, from a psychological and physiological perspective. Its proponents often advocate induction of laughter on therapeutic grounds in alternative medicine. The field of study was pioneered by William F. Fry of ...

  8. Amusement - Wikipedia

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    Laughter causes the body's muscles to relax which increases blood flow and oxygen intake. [27] Proposed benefits include: Stress management, [28] relaxation, improved mental functions, improved digestion, and pain relief. Some suggest that laughter activates similar brain wave frequencies as a meditative state. [29]

  9. what is laughing gas and what does it do to your body? - AOL

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    There have been 17 fatalities related to the use of laughing gas in the UK between 2006 and 2012.